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Singapore just 100,000 visitors short of being Asia’s most visited city
Guess which Asian city brought in 11.5 million visitors last year?
Singapore just 100,000 visitors short of being Asia’s most visited city
Guess which Asian city brought in 11.5 million visitors last year?
Singapore ranks 16th on prime retail rent
New York City remains the world’s most expensive retail destination, with Hong Kong and Sydney at second and third place.
ICTSI stumps others with takeover bid for Portek
The offer is said to be at a 69 percent premium to market prices.
Tiger Airways still top generator of ancillary revenues in Asia
The carrier’s ancillary revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 20.5% from 19.4% in 2009.
SGX seeks views on changes to opening and closing routines
Proposes to publish real-time IEP throughout the pre-open and pre-close phases and randomise end of the pre-close phase for a varying duration between four to five minutes.
CIMB and Maybank in talks to buy RHB
From Reuters, Malaysia's top two banks, Maybank and CIMB Group, are beginning rival talks to buy RHB Capital, which could lead to creating Southeast Asia's largest banking group.
LinkedIn opens AP headquarters in Singapore
The businessman’s ‘facebook’ boasts 540,000 members in Singapore from a working population of more than 1million.
OKI Data Corporation reverts to 'OKI' Brand
OKI Data Corporation believes this move stays true to their corporate philosophy, therefore encouraging brand synergy and alliance.
70% of Singaporeans feel alone
And all Singaporeans surveyed believed that face to face conversations were more effective than SMS.
Savills appoints Alan Cheong as Head of Research
Alan brings with him over 20 years of experience ranging from research to risk management, corporate and investment banking.
Millionaires in Singapore increased 33%
According to Bloomberg, And there are now 12.5 million millionaires in the world; are you one of them?
Workaholic Singaporeans: 69% of employees work after hours
Are you one of the 45% who checks emails on holidays ?
2 out of 5 Singaporeans happy to junk their TV’s
But a good 70% say they are willing to spend for branded TV, according to a survey by GfK.
Singapore's $217bn dollar win
Foreign investment in Singapore surged 41% from 2005 to 2009 to total $533 billion by 2009.
Guess who are Singapore’s top foreign investors now?
The UK has slipped from first to fourth place since 2005, and you will never guess who is now the most invested in Singapore.
Hey Singaporeans, don’t miss that USD250,000 sales opportunity on Twitter
In the recent elections, we saw the rise of social media as powerful communications platforms, as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others were used to discuss election issues in public and galvanise the public to vote.
Asian companies more committed to developing leaders than western ones
Why Asia? With Asia expected to record strong economic growth in 2011 and the influx of foreign direct investment as well as the establishment of multinationals in Asia set to increase, the war for talent is certainly heating up in Asia. The collective regional economy of four billion people in 46 countries, Asia has accumulated USD46 trillion in foreign exchange reserves – more than half of the world’s total.
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